List of active sumo wrestlers

The following is an alphabetical list of all active professional sumo wrestlers in the top makuuchi division, and all those currently in lower divisions who have a Wikipedia article. Please refer to professional sumo divisions for more information about the separate divisions.

List

Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current January/Hatsu 2021 banzuke, by clicking the 'Current rank' sorting button.
The East side of the banzuke is regarded as more prestigious than the West side and those ranked on the East will generally have had a slightly better record in the previous tournament than those with the same rank on the West.
Ranks in bold indicate a wrestler is debuting at a career-high rank.

Ring name	Current rank	Debut	Stable	Birthdate	Hometown	Career and other notes
Abi 阿炎	Makushita 16 East	2013-5	Shikoroyama	May 4, 1994	Saitama	four-time komusubi, known for distinctive tsuppari, suspended for three tournaments for repeatedly breaking COVID-19 rules
Akiseyama 明瀬山	Maegashira 16 West	2008-1	Kise	July 18, 1985	Aichi	best rank maegashira 16, had close friendship with fellow amateur yokozuna Kiyoseumi
Akua 天空海	Maegashira 13 East	2010-11	Tatsunami	June 11, 1990	Ibaraki	makuuchi debut
Amakaze 天風	Makushita 29 East	2007-3	Oguruma	July 7, 1991	Kagawa	best rank maegashira 13, jūryō champion, former personal attendant to Takekaze
Aoiyama 碧山	Maegashira 10 West	2009-5	Kasugano	June 19, 1986	Elhovo, Bulgaria	two-time sekiwake, second Bulgarian after Kotoōshū to enter makuuchi and to reach sekiwake
Asahishō 旭日松	Makushita 42 West	2005-3	Tomozuna	July 21, 1989	Chiba	best rank maegashira 11, has taken up Mitoizumi's trademark salt-throwing routine
Asanoyama 朝乃山	Ōzeki 2 East	2016-3	Takasago	March 1, 1994	Toyama	one time makuuchi champion, sandanme tsukedashi
Azumaryū 東龍	Jūryō 6 East	2009-1	Tamanoi	May 12, 1987	Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia	best rank maegashira 14, former amateur at Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences
Chiyomaru 千代丸	Jūryō 2 East	2007-7	Kokonoe	April 17, 1991	Kagoshima	best rank maegashira 5, jūryō champion, older brother of former komusubi Chiyoōtori
Chiyonokuni 千代の国	Maegashira 9 East	2006-5	Kokonoe	July 10, 1990	Mie	best rank maegashira 1, has come back multiple times from injuries, two-time jūryō champion
Chiyoōtori 千代鳳	Jūryō 5 West	2008-5	Kokonoe	October 11, 1992	Kagoshima	one-time komusubi, jūryō champion, stablemates with older brother Chiyomaru
Chiyoshōma 千代翔馬	Maegashira 13 West	2009-7	Kokonoe	July 20, 1991	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	best rank maegashira 2
Chiyotairyū 千代大龍	Maegashira 11 East	2011-5	Kokonoe	November 14, 1988	Tokyo	two-time komusubi, jūryō champion, university yokozuna
Daiamami 大奄美	Jūryō 1 West	2016-1	Oitekaze	December 15, 1992	Kagoshima	best rank maegashira 11, jūryō champion, makushita tsukedashi
Daieishō 大栄翔	Maegashira 1 West	2012-3	Oitekaze	November 10, 1993	Saitama	one time sekiwake, one of several sekitori from populous Saitama prefecture
Daishōhō 大翔鵬	Makushita 4 West	2013-3	Oitekaze	August 28, 1994	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	best rank maegashira 9, seven straight winning records in the jūryō division
Daishōmaru 大翔丸	Jūryō 8 West	2014-3	Oitekaze	July 10, 1991	Ōsaka	best rank maegashira 5, former amateur yokozuna, followed previous year's amateur yokozuna, Endō into Oitekaze
Endō 遠藤	Maegashira 5 East	2013-3	Oitekaze	October 19, 1990	Ishikawa	four-time komusubi, two-time amateur yokozuna, debuted at a high makushita 10, took championship in his jūryō debut
Enhō 炎鵬	Jūryō 3 East	2017-3	Miyagino	October 18, 1994	Ishikawa	best rank maegashira 4, fan favorite, known for his short stature and strong underarm throw
Fujiazuma 富士東	Makushita 13 East	2003-3	Tamanoi	April 19, 1987	Tokyo	best rank maegashira 4, first makuuchi wrestler coached by former ōzeki Tochiazuma
Hakuhō 白鵬	Yokozuna East	2001-3	Miyagino	March 11, 1985	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	holds the records for most top division championships, most career wins, and most wins in a calendar year at 86
Hanakaze 華吹	Jonokuchi 9 East	1986-3	Tatsunami	May 28, 1970	Tokyo	best rank sandanme 18, longest serving wrestler in centuries long history of sumo
Hidenoumi 英乃海	Jūryō 6 West	2012-5	Kise	June 11, 1989	Tokyo	best rank maegashira 12, faced stablemate Hamaguchi in lower division championship playoffs in two consecutive tournaments, a first in sumo history
Hokutōfuji 北勝富士	Maegashira 1 East	2015-5	Hakkaku	July 15, 1992	Saitama	three-time komusubi, jūryō champion, equalled second-fastest rise to top division since 1958
Hōshōryū 豊昇龍	Maegashira 14 East	2017-11	Tatsunami	May 22, 1999	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	best rank maegashira 13, known for throwing technique, the nephew of Asashōryū.
Ichinojō 逸ノ城	Maegashira 12 East	2014-1	Minato	April 7, 1993	Arkhangai, Mongolia	seven-time sekiwake, champion in jūryō debut tournament, only Mongolian sumo wrestler raised as a nomad
Ikioi 勢	Jūryō 13 East	2005-3	Isenoumi	October 11, 1986	Ōsaka	one-time sekiwake, jūryō champion
Ishiura 石浦	Jūryō 1 East	2013-1	Miyagino	January 10, 1990	Tottori	best rank maegashira 8, third wrestler from Tottori Prefecture to reach top division since WWII
Jōkōryū 常幸龍	Jūryō 9 East	2011-7	Kise	August 7, 1988	Tokyo	one-time komusubi, former high school and college champion, holds the record for the most consecutive wins from entry into sumo, and the fastest rise to the top division
Kagamiō 鏡桜	Sandanme 73 West	2003-7	Kagamiyama	February 9, 1988	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	best rank maegashira 9, first sekitori from his very small stable since the current coach Tagaryū was active in 1991, took jūryō championship after losing two playoffs in previous tournaments
Kagayaki 輝	Maegashira 6 West	2010-3	Takadagawa	June 1, 1994	Ishikawa	Best rank maegashira 4, Ishikawa native along with Endō, beginning to make an impact in makuuchi
Kaisei 魁聖	Maegashira 16 West	2006-9	Tomozuna	December 18, 1986	São Paulo, Brazil	one-time sekiwake, first Brazilian in top division
Kakuryū 鶴竜	Yokozuna West	2001-11	Michinoku	August 10, 1985	Dornod aimag, Mongolia	fourth Mongolian yokozuna, six makuuchi championships, last sekitori wrestler from former Izutsu stable, known for his diligence
Kiribayama 霧馬山	Maegashira 8 West	2015-5	Michinoku	April 24, 1996	Sükhbaatar aimag, Mongolia	best rank maegashira 1, two time lower division champ
Kitaharima 北はり磨	Makushita 1 East	2002-5	Yamahibiki	July 28, 1986	Hyōgo	highest rank Maegashira 15, took 85 tournaments to reach makuuchi
Kotoeko 琴恵光	Maegashira 11 West	2007-3	Sadogatake	November 20, 1991	Miyazaki	best rank maegashira 7, first top division wrestler from Miyazaki Prefecture since Kaneshiro in 1985
Kotonowaka 琴ノ若	Maegashira 15 West	2015-11	Sadogatake	November 19, 1997	Chiba	best rank maegashira 13, lower division champ, namesake son of former Kotonowaka, who is now his stable head
Kotoshōhō 琴勝峰	Maegashira 3 East	2017-11	Sadogatake	August 26, 1999	Chiba	jūryō champ
Kotoyūki 琴勇輝	Jūryō 9 West	2008-3	Sadogatake	April 2, 1991	Kagawa	one-time sekiwake, jūryō champion, first Kagawa native to reach makuuchi since 1958
Kyokushūhō 旭秀鵬	Jūryō 4 West	2007-5	Tomozuna	August 9, 1988	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	best rank maegashira 4, was able to join the stable of his idol, fellow countryman Kyokutenhō
Kyokutaisei 旭大星	Jūryō 7 East	2008-3	Tomozuna	October 18, 1989	Hokkaidō	best rank maegashira 8, was the subject of a documentary when first inducted into sumo
Masunoyama 舛ノ山	Sandanme 4 West	2006-7	Chiganoura	November 1, 1991	Chiba	best rank maegashira 4, half Filipino, first wrestler from his stable to make top division, but then injuries and other health issues cause him to plummet to the lowest division, and he has suffered repeated injuries since
Meisei 明生	Maegashira 7 East	2011-5	Tatsunami	July 24, 1995	Kagoshima	former maegashira 2
Midorifuji 翠富士	Maegashira 14 West	2016-9	Isegahama	August 30, 1996	Shizuoka	jūryō champion, won the technique prize in January 2021 on his makuuchi debut, best known for his katasukashi technique
Mitakeumi 御嶽海	Komusubi West	2015-3	Dewanoumi	December 25, 1992	Nagano	many time sekiwake, makushita tsukedashi entrant with high expectations who has two top division championships, half-Filipino
Mitoryū 水戸龍	Jūryō 10 West	2017-5	Nishikido	April 25, 1994	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	best rank jūryō 4, first foreigner to win the Amateur Yokozuna title, became highest ranking member of his stable upon joining it
Myōgiryū 妙義龍	Maegashira 9 West	2009-5	Sakaigawa	October 22, 1986	Hyōgo	seven-time sekiwake, promising rise slowed due to injury in his jūryō debut
Nishikigi 錦木	Jūryō 7 West	2006-3	Isenoumi	August 25, 1990	Iwate	best rank maesgashira 2, 2nd member of Isenoumi stable in top division after Ikioi
Okinoumi 隠岐の海	Maegashira 5 West	2005-1	Hakkaku	July 29, 1985	Shimane	two-time sekiwake, first top division wrestler from Shimane Prefecture in 88 years
Ōnoshō 阿武咲	Maegashira 3 West	2013-1	Ōnomatsu	July 4, 1996	Aomori	two-time komusubi, only wrestler in makuuchi from once prominent Ōnomatsu
Ryūden 竜電	Maegashira 6 East	2006-5	Takadagawa	November 10, 1990	Yamanashi	one-time komusubi, has won championships in four lower divisions
Sadanoumi 佐田の海	Maegashira 17 East	2003-5	Sakaigawa	May 11, 1987	Kumamoto	best rank maegashira 1, took 11 years to reach makuuchi, repeated father's own feat of earning a Fighting Spirit prize in his top division debut.
Sagatsukasa 磋牙司	Sandanme 35 West	2005-1	Irumagawa	December 21, 1981	Shizuoka	best rank maegashira 9, 1998 high school sumo yokozuna, one of the shortest recent sekitori
Shimanoumi 志摩ノ海	Maegashira 10 East	2012-5	Kise	July 11, 1989	Mie	best rank maegashira 6, two straight jūryō championships
Shōdai 正代	Ōzeki 1 West	2014-3	Tokitsukaze	November 5, 1991	Kumamoto	Ōzeki debut, first time at east, three different division championship, one in jūryō, has risen very quickly through the ranks
Shōhōzan 松鳳山	Jūryō 4 East	2006-3	Nishonoseki	February 9, 1984	Fukuoka	five-time komusubi, bounced back from a two tournament suspension for baseball gambling to take makushita championship twice in a row
Takagenji 貴源治	Jūryō 12 West	2013-3	Chiganoura	May 13, 1997	Ishikawa	best rank maegashira 10, jūryō champion, has an identical twin brother Takanofuji, now retired from sumo
Takakeishō 貴景勝	Ōzeki 1 East	2014-11	Chiganoura	August 5, 1996	Hyōgo	re-promoted to Ōzeki after injury-caused demotion, two-time makuuchi champ, managed to stay above fray in the multiple Takanohana stable scandals, jūryō champion
Takanoshō 隆の勝	Sekiwake West	2010-3	Chiganoura	November 4, 1994	Chiba	two time sekiwake, former runner up for jūryō championship
Takarafuji 宝富士	Maegashira 2 East	2009-1	Isegahama	February 18, 1987	Aomori	one-time sekiwake, former amateur at Kinki University
Takayasu 高安	Komusubi East	2005-5	Tagonoura	February 28, 1990	Ibaraki	former ōzeki, first sekitori born in the Heisei era, half Filipino
Tamawashi 玉鷲	Maegashira 4 West	2004-1	Kataonami	November 16, 1984	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	eight-time sekiwake, at age 34 became second oldest wrestler to win first makuuchi championship, originally studied to work in hotel industry
Terunofuji 照ノ富士	Sekiwake East	2011-7	Isegahama	November 29, 1991	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	former ōzeki, won his second makuuchi championship in first tournament back in top division after a health-related four division rankings drop, originally sent to Japan when judo coach, Hakuhō's father, recognized potential
Terutsuyoshi 照強	Maegashira 12 West	2010-3	Isegahama	January 17, 1995	Hyōgo	best rank maegashira 3, one of the shortest sekitori at 169cm, born on same day as the Great Hanshin earthquake
Tobizaru 翔猿	Maegashira 7 West	2015-1	Oitekaze	April 24, 1992	Tokyo	best rank maegashira 4, younger brother of Hidenoumi
Tochinoshin 栃ノ心	Maegashira 4 East	2006-3	Kasugano	October 13, 1987	Mtskheta, Georgia	former ōzeki, highest ranked Georgian and only one to win a makuuchi championship, won four consecutive lower-division championships while working way back up ranks after long injury absence
Tokushōryū 徳勝龍	Maegashira 8 East	2009-1	Kise	August 22, 1986	Nara	best rank maegashira 2, won an upset makuuchi championship from the last position in the top division rankings
Tomokaze 友風	Sandanme 95 West	2017-5	Oguruma	December 2, 1994	Kanagawa	best rank maegashira #3, made top division in just 11 tournaments, achieved 13 successive kachi-koshi from debut
Toyohibiki 豊響	Makushita 31 West	2005-1	Sakaigawa	November 16, 1984	Yamaguchi	best rank maegashira 2, on rise to top division, suffered only one make-koshi, currently has the active record for most makuuchi appearances without a san'yaku promotion
Tsurugishō 剣翔	Jūryō 8 East	2014-1	Oitekaze	July 27, 1991	Tokyo	best rank maegashira 7, Nihon University graduate, jūryō champion
Ura 宇良	Jūryō 10 East	2015-5	Kise	June 22, 1992	Ōsaka	best rank maegashira 4, a fan favorite, won gold medal at World Combat Games as amateur, has had two extended absences to due to knee injuries
Wakatakakage 若隆景	Maegashira 2 West	2017-3	Arashio	December 6, 1994	Fukushima	best rank maegashira 1, the youngest of three brothers in the same stable, sandanme tsukedashi
Yago 矢後	Jūryō 13 West	2017-5	Oguruma	July 8, 1994	Hokkaidō	best rank maegashira 10
Yoshiazuma 芳東	Jonidan 27 East	1996-1	Tamanoi	May 26, 1977	Kumamoto	best rank maegashira 12, third-slowest rise ever to makuuchi
Yutakayama 豊山	Maegashira 15 East	2016-3	Tokitsukaze	September 22, 1993	Niigata	best rank maegashira 1, sandanme tsukedashi, third wrestler from his stable to take this ring name

See also

• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers
• List of sumo elders
• List of sumo record holders
• List of sumo tournament top division champions
• List of sumo tournament second division champions
• List of sumo stables
• List of years in sumo
• List of yokozuna

External links

• Current banzuke at Japan Sumo Association